Xalia woke up that morning and her Cyndaquil, Torch, was sleeping by her bedside. She sat there and stared at him for about five minutes when Xalia heard her father yelling from downstairs that her breakfast was ready. Her father's yelling startled Torch from his sleep, and he awoke with a fright, so Xalia had to calm him down before heading downstairs. Because they were late to breakfast, Xalia's toast was rather cold, so Torch heated it for her with a small and slow Ember.
"You're so cool Torch!" Exclaimed Xalia.
After eating her breakfast, Xalia and Torch said goodbye to her father, and they headed out the door. They reached the grass that led out of Pallet Town and stopped. She had never been outside the town before. She very hesitantly crossed into the grass, and started walking forward. After a while, they ran into a wild pidgey, and Torch jumped out in front of Xalia.
"Torch! Use Ember!"